Top for hand bags, etc.



C-.-C. HOLDEN.

TOP FOR HANDBAGS, ETC.

APPLICATION mm um. 25. 1922.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

Inventor: Cuffed/den WZZ cRor'roN c2 HOLDEN, or LEoMINsTEa; MASSACHUSETTS; riss eivoit'mo ROXAL COMB COMPANY; or 'sE'rTs.

To allwhom'it may concern Be it known that I, Cnor'ron Q'HOLDEN,

a subject of'the King of Great Britain, re

siding at Leominst'er, in the county of W'orcest'er and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tops for Hand Bags, Etc, of which the'following is a specification. 1 I v This invention relates to receptacle,

such as a ladys hand-bag,"whic hi includes'a flexible" bag body and atop constituting a closure for the bag, and composed ofrelatively stiff members hinged togethenanfd abutting against each otherwhen the bag is closed.

The invention is embodied in irnpr'oved means hereinafter described and claimed, for fastening said members together to hold thebag' closed, the object beii'ig' to.provide conveniently j operable fastening" means adapted to withstand long' continued use without becoming inoperative.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part' of this specification, Figure l is a top plan view of'ahandbag top, and fastening means therefor, eonstituting one embodiment of the invention. Figure 2' is an enlarged"section'on line 2-2 of Figure l. i v i i Figure 3 is a fra mentary section .on line 3-3 of Figure 2. r v l i Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing a portion of the boss-carrying member.

s Figure 5'is a sectional view, showing a different embodiment of the invention the top being closed. I v

Figure 6 shows in section portions of the members shown by Figure 5, thet'op being opened.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing a portion of the boss-carrying member shown by Figures-5 and 6, i

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all ofthe figures. v

I will first describe the type of bag-top shown by Figures 1 to 4, inclusive. 12 represents one of the bag-top members, which may be a ring of celluloich orothei' relatively stiff material adapted to be secured to a flexible bag body depending from the lower edge of the member.

13 represents thegother top member connected with the member 12; by a hinge 14, and formed to constitute a cover closing the LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, AKCORPORATION' or MASSACHU- TOP roa arm BAesn'rc. l i

Specification of LettersPatenta Patented Aug; 15 51922. application filed. .Tanli' ary 26,1922. Serial NE 5313853 I i i 7 opening surrounded by the member lQ). The members l2ali l3 may be'of enipfieaime cu'lar', or other form, the member 12' having a face orshoulde'r 1'6 igiur 2), against which abuts an. opposed'face 17,, formed by the lower edge of a marginal flange 13 on the' me mber 13. 18repres'ents a convex bos's, formed n and projecting upward from the statement a" point opposite theliinge 14): S aid'bossfis; preferably integral withthefmember13, and increases the thickness of theportion of the. member on which it is formed, so that said portion is adapted to sustain wear duegt'o, the frictional contact with its upper' surface of the shank head hereinafter described; A slot 19; formed i n'partin the boss 18" ex tends across the fiange'le and through the. face 17, as shown by; F igures2' andf.

The-member 12 is provided with means whereby a swinging shank hingedly connected therewith, said means preferably embodied in a" hinge pintle 21, formed by a cut ring of resilient wirefp assed through an'eyekin the inner end of .the shank 20; and a holder 22 for said pintle, Which is preferably a disk of the same material .a'sthe member l2, provided in one sidewith an annular groove 23, into. which the pintle 21 is sprung, the resilience of; the wire holding the pintle seatedon' .the outeri wall of the groove. .Theihololer' may be attached to the member 12 by any; suitable means, such as a tubular rivet 24?, or the holder may be caused to adhere to the member by methods commonlyemployed in securing two celluloid surfaces together, in case the parts are made of this material.

To the outer end portion of theshank 20 is unyieldingly secured .a' head 25, preferably sphericahnnd provided with a concave recess 26, formed toengage the boss 18. The bossconstitutes a fixed fastener member, and the'shank 20. and head 25 constitute a swinging fastener member. The arrangement is such that when themember 1.3 is closed upon the member 12,'th e shank 2O andi head 25 are adapted to beswung from the releasing position shown by dotted lines in Figure 2, to the securing position shown by full lines. This movement requires pressure by the operator in the direction of the arrow X, (Figure 2), and causes one edge of the recess 26 to initially contact with one side of the boss 18, exert a maximum degree of pressure thereon, and slide over the boss until the recess and boss are interengaged. During the first part of said movement, the maximum pressure of the head 25 on the boss causes a slight inward displacement of the boss, permitting the head to slide over the boss until its axis coincides with that of the boss, whereupon the boss springs outward to its normal position, and causes the desired interengagement which is sufficiently strong to prevent separation until pressure is exerted on the head in the opposite direction. The strength of said interengagement is due in part to the unyielding connection between the shank 20 and the head 25.

It will be seen that the head is practically solid, so that its concave recess is backed by solid material of the head, and is not liable to be rapidly worn by its pressure against the boss.

The shank 20 is preferably screw-threaded and engages an internal thread in the head 25, so that the head may be adjusted toward and from the hinge of the shank, to vary the strength of the interengagement and compensate for wear of the engaging surfaces.

The slot 19 permits the head to swing to a position wholly outside the path of movement of the member 13, so that the latter may be freely opened and closed when the shank and head are displaced.

Figures 5, 6 and 7 show the preferred arrangement when the hinged members are curved or U-shaped jaws, connected at their ends by a pair of hinges, and adapted to abut together side by side. 28 represents the boss-carrying jaw, and 29 the shankcarrying jaw, said jaws being connected at their opposite ends by hinges 30, one of which is shown by Figure 5. The inner sides or opposed faces of the. jaws abut against each other when the jaws are closed, as shown by Figure 5, and are separated when the jaws are opened, as shown by Figure 6. The boss 31 projects from the outer side of the member 28, and said member has a slot 32 formed in part in the boss, and extending through the outer edge of the member 28. The shank 33 is hinged to the member 29, preferably by a duplicate of the means employed to hinge the shank 20 to the member 12. The head 34 having the concave recess 35, is preferably eccentrically arranged on the shank, and the hinge axis is located above the axis of the boss, as shown by Fig ures 5 and 6. This arrangement reduces to a minimum the displacement required to interengage the head and the boss, said dis- 3]. ,aaaore placement being confined to the head and shank, because the abutting of the side faces of the members 28 and 29 against each other prevents any displacement of the boss. The member 28 is preferably provided at the base of the boss 31 with an annular finishing bead 37.

The member 29 is slotted at 38, to permit the swinging of the shank from the releasing position shown by Figure 6, to the confining position shown by Figure 5.

The member 12, and the members 28 and 29 may have any suitable formation, or may be provided with any suitable means whereby they may be attached to a flexible bag body.

I claim:

1. A receptacle top of the character stated, comprising two members hinged together, and having opposed abutting faces, which meet when the top is closed, one member having an outwardly projecting convex boss, constituting a fixed fastener member, and a slot formed in part in said boss, and extending to and through a marginal portion of said member, and a swinging fastener member composed of a shank hinged to the other member, and a solid head unyieldingly attached to the shank and having a concave recess formed to receive said boss, the arrangement being such that when the swinging fastener member is moved to engage the boss, the head is initially pressed against the boss, and causes a slight displacement of one of said parts from its normal position, until the head receives the boss, without moving the head longitudinally of the shank, whereupon the displaced part springs back to its normal position, so that the head recess and the boss are interengaged, the unyielding attachment of the head to the shank of the swinging member confining the said head in firm engagement with the boss. 1

2. A receptacle top substantially as specified by claim 1, one of said top members beingprovided with a pintle-holder, attached to and bearing on said member and having in one side an annular groove, and a resilient wire pintle sprung into said recess, seated on the outer wall thereof, and passing through an orifice in said shank, said groove being closed by the said top member to confine the pintle in the groove.

3. A receptacle top substantially as specified by claim 1, said shank and head having a screw-thread connection to permit adjustment of said head toward and from the signature.

CROFTON C. HOLDEN. 

